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A true crime, spook spook, all things creepy podcast. Hosted by Fatina & McKenzie: two bad bitches with a questionable sense of humor.

Stranger Danger: A True Crime Podcast


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 221 EPISODES

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    The Stranger Danger: A True Crime Podcast is an absolute gem in the true crime podcast world. Hosted by Fatina and McKenzie, this podcast combines their hilarious banter with fascinating and lesser-known true crime cases. As a fan of other popular true crime podcasts like Morbid, I was recommended The Stranger Danger by my mom who actually works with McKenzie. And let me tell you, it did not disappoint.

    One of the best aspects of The Stranger Danger is the hosts' ability to keep the stories interesting while adding a lighthearted touch. They have a knack for finding cases that aren't the typical ones recycled on every true crime podcast, making it refreshing and engaging for avid listeners like myself. Their research is evident in each episode as they lay out all the facts while sprinkling in their own commentary and opinions. It's like having a conversation with your best friend about true crime.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is the hosts' chemistry. Fatina and McKenzie play off each other effortlessly, creating a dynamic that keeps you hooked from beginning to end. Their humor is relatable and never comes across as forced or obnoxious. Plus, their ability to keep the conversation non-political is commendable in today's society where everything seems to be polarizing.

    Though it's hard to find any negatives about The Stranger Danger, if there had to be one downside, it would be that sometimes the tangents can distract from the main focus of the case at hand. However, these tangents usually make sense within the context of their conversation and are generally entertaining.

    In conclusion, The Stranger Danger: A True Crime Podcast has quickly become one of my favorite podcasts to listen to during my commute or at work. Fatina and McKenzie bring just the right amount of comedy to balance out the spooky nature of true crime stories. Their dedication to researching lesser-known cases sets them apart from other podcasts in this genre. If you're a true crime junkie looking for a podcast that keeps you intrigued, entertained, and laughing, this is the one for you. I can't recommend it enough, and I eagerly await each new episode they release.



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    Latest episodes from Stranger Danger: A True Crime Podcast

    Case 220. Groomzilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 97:08


    Sam Herr had found strength in his previous criminal run ins and went on to have a successful military career and was now attending college. While at college he made friends like Julie Kibuishi and everything was going well for him. Little did he know how far someone near him would be willing to go to fund their dream wedding and honeymoon.    

    Case 219. BFF's til the end

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 48:25


    Marna and Sharnelle were living in their dorms at Stella enjoying being with each other again since they were childhood friends. Young love quickly tainted their relationship and the left Sharnelle on an island.  On the morning on May 26th, 2018, everyone was woken up with the news of both girls taking their lives. The details of the events leading up this morning soon revealed something more sinister. 

    Case 218. Christmas Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 81:43


    Riley and Breezy were young teenagers in love and during Christmas time 2017 they took a road trip to visit both sides of the family and old friends. One of these visits would unknowingly be their last. 

    Case 217. Familiar Danger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 63:52


    The Doolin family was set to enjoy their oldest sons football game when the unimaginable happened. Gabbi Doolin was 7 years old and left her moms side to go play hide and seek with friends.  When they couldn't find her, panic set in.   In a small town, the rumor wheel started turning and the perpetrator was quickly apprehended. 

    Case 216. Moonshine and Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 77:01


    Jack Rains wore lots of hats through different seasons of life. In his laters years he took on extra hobbies, some with extra business partners.   One of these business partners and friends was Tina Williamson, who ended up being the same person that would call into 911 when she walked into the crime scene. 

    Case 215. Cross Country Confessional

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 50:31


    Angel Marie Sawyer had a blended family with Milton Sawyer. They were business owners in a small town in North Carolina. Detectives first showed up to the scene of the crime and were made to believe that Miltons murder was a burglary gone wrong but they quickly found out there were secrets to uncover.     spoiler : most recent appeal in the case https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nc-court-of-appeals/2193951.html

    Case 214. Worst Mix Tape

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 74:41


    Justine was only 17 years old and full of life. She suddenly went missing from her family home,  everything pointed to her leaving the house in a hurry.  Everyone that cared or loved her at one point was looking for her.    

    Case 213. Renovation Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 68:03


    Shanti Cooper Tronnes, had found love again and the new guy David Tronnes brought his own fortune to the marriage that would help them buy their dream home. The renovations to the new home seemed endless until David found a possible out. 

    Case 212. Hunter or Hunted

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 83:18


    Michael Brady was a hard working plumber in South Carolina. With plenty of game to hunt in South Carolina, Michael enjoyed this as one of his hobbies as well and had several arms in his house. His wife Kimberly Groh alleged to have found him in the bedroom with one of his rifles and claimed that the it went off accidentally, or did it? Her google searches were the proverbial nail in her coffin. Moral of the story, don't google how to kill someone.   

    Case 211. Last Good Deed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 56:04


    Brittany Tavar had finally settled in Florida after living all over the country. Her generous heart helped a lot of people get back on their feet after going through life adversities. When Brittany went missing, one name came to mind until her dogs turned up. 

    Case 210. Pour your own beer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 60:16


    This is the case of Eric Miller and Ann Miller. They had it all, very successful in their careers and it seemed like their home life too. Until Eric suddenly became ill and the reason was completely unexpected.   Happy Holidays to you all, thank you for spending 2024 with us. We look forward to 2025 and bringing you more cases. 

    Case 209. To Catfish A Murderer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 80:18


    Christine Billis and husband Charles Billis had moved to a rural home in Vermont and were living the easy life and volunteering at a local television station. On their way home one night they had a tragic car accident that may not have been an accident after all. 

    Case 208. Arm & Hammer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 54:10


    Brianna Williams was a fantastic student and excelled once she enlisted to the Navy. The one area in life she did not excel at was being a mother. 

    Case 207. Attempted Cover-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 65:52


    In this case, the after party took place at the mansion of an NBA player. Very quickly it went awry and all the guests found themselves in a cover up. 

    Case 206. Scorned Wife

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 88:15


    WE'RE BACK!!  Thank you for allowing us to take a break while we opened new awesome chapters in life.   First we recap our experience at the Northwest True Crime fest and then dive into the case of the Broderick family that made national waves. 

    Case 205. Greedy Carmen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 92:19


    Love makes you do crazy things.  Sam and Carmen hit it off and were starting to build a relationship.   Suddenly Sam went missing and you will never guess where they found him. 

    Case 204. Andreen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 59:01


    Andreen was a successful entrepreneur and beautiful mother to a 5 year old. She had everything that she wanted , including possibly a side piece. This possibly was the motive for her husband to do what he did. 

    Case 203. Nutty Mother

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 40:06


    Cherry Walker was a beloved member of her community and  a babysitter to one of Kim Cargill's kids. Kim Cargill was facing losing custody of another one of her kids and would stop at nothing to not let that happen. 

    Case 202. Money Troubles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 45:56


    Who would want to hurt Halee Rathgeber? She was a stellar student and was in the process of studying to become a nurse. She had a heart of gold and always helped when she could.  Buckle up, this case has some sharp twist and turns. 

    Case 201. The Mystery of Presh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 46:32


    Brii took us to Mississippi for this case. The mystery of who would want to hurt Presh still remains unsolved. She was an 85 year old grandmother that had left a legacy of fighting for social justice. Her granddaughter now carries on the legacy of fighting for what is right. 

    Case 200. Blood Pizza

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 63:18


    Happy 200 episodes !!     Jennifer Fulford was a trusted long time nanny and housekeeper in Florida.   Nothing seemed to be wrong until she didn't show up for a school pick up, from there the mystery began of where would Jennifer be and/or who would want to hurt her? 

    Case 199. Kevin is on the case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 53:06


    part 2 of 2. Conclusion of Andrea Cincotta's murder and those that were put on trial                

    Case 198. The Librarian's Day Off

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 67:00


    This is part 1 of 2. Andrea Cincotta was a Librarian in Virginia. She normally worked Monday through Friday but in August of 1998 she had one Friday off and it all started off well but rapidly went awry. 

    Case 197. Stranger than Stange

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 72:31


    Henry Allen Stange had a bad car accident that turned his life upside down. After leaving his wife and trying to pick up new hobbies, things were starting to look up for Henry, he even got a new girlfriend that was half his age.  Ashlie Stapp, his new girlfriend unfortunately was keeping a couple of secrets, one of those was her long term Marine boyfriend Curtis Krueger. 

    Case 196. Awful wig

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 69:08


    Heather Strube was a young newly single mother and was in the process of furthering her career when the worst happened. She was in the middle of a Target parking lot exchanging car of her kid to his father when she was attacked in broad daylight.

    Case 195. Lonzie Barton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 42:05


    William Ruben Ebron Jr. was dating Lauramore Barton and while she went to work he was in charge of taking care of her children. One of those kids was 21 month old Lonzie Barton.   This all began with a panicked 911 call for a stolen car with a child inside and the story quickly began to unravel from there. 

    Case 194."Then do it, Bitch"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 36:52


    Rachel Hurley was 14 years old when she wrapped up a day of fun in the sun with her friends and was on her way to meet her mom. She never made it to her destination. Instead, her community was left with the mystery with who would want to hurt such a vibrant young lady. 

    Case 193. Delulu Davaloo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 42:12


    Sheila Davaloo was an expert when it came to pharmaceutical research but not love.  This a tangled web of lies, secret romances and intimate games gone terribly wrong.   

    Case 192. Imagine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 52:08


    Brii tells us about the life and murder of John Lennon.    He was tragically shot in front of his apartment by a man who idolized the novel The Catcher in the Rye and wanted no "phoniness" in this world. 

    Case 191. Legos and Diarrhea

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 38:08


     Lucille Johnsons murder had left her family searching for answers on who may have wanted to hurt their 78 year old mother. This cold case is solved decades later due to new science and a misplaced Lego. 

    Case190. Seeing Double

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 37:49


    Genai Coleman was a US veteran, Mother of 3 and a school teacher. She had a passion for teaching and was well on her way to opening a new school in her community.   The first person interviewed for the crime that occurred was Donald Smith. He denied any involvement and gave the detectives a reasonable explanation for his DNA being found at the scene. 

    Case 189. Bloxom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 67:31


    12 year old Justin Bloxom was lured out from a sleepover by a catfish in 2010. 

    Case 188. World's Worst Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 39:57


    Cynthia and Dennis Perkins did the unimaginable to children.  Dennis was the head of the SWAT team and Cynthia a local school teacher. An anonymous tip to the Louisiana Bureau of Investigations from the National Center of Missing and Exploited children opened an investigation into the pair.   TW: SA to minors. SA of animals.   

    Case 187. Bad Grades

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 50:33


    Greg Ramos was a 15 year old high school student and was also a part of the police explorer program. His mother Gail Cleavenger had recently found out that Greg was not getting good grades in some of his classes.  Greg did not like that his mother had brought up the subject to him of having bad grades and it all went down hill from there.    Check us out on Patreon to get the video of the recording of this episode. 

    Case 186. Brittani's Attack pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 42:22


    The investigators on the case had to think outside the box when it came to trying to figure out who had committed this terrible crime. Although their methods were unconventional, they worked.

    Case 185. Brittani's Attack part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 42:47


    Brittani Marcell was a high school student with a job at the mall. She was on track to graduate early and go on to bigger and better things. She was going to her mom's house to discuss relocation, instead her world would turn upside down by a surprise attack.   Check us out on Patreon. The video uploaded for this episode includes pictures. 

    Case 184. Youngblood

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 32:01


    Veronica Youngblood met Ron Youngblood while he was stationed in Argentina. They fell in love and started a family.  Unfortunately all would not be happily ever after. Veronica would go on to do one of the most horrendous things to her daughters all for revenge. 

    Case 183. Jade Janks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 40:01


    Jade Hanks was a successful interior designer in San Diego County, California.  She moved next-door to her step-dad Tom Merriman to help him as he suffered from different illnesses. He had been part of her life since she was 14 years old.   One night she stumbled upon some images on his computer that changed the entire course of both their lives.    Check us out on Patreon for the video of this recording that includes pictures. 

    case 182. Martha Moxley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 39:52


    Martha Moxley was a high school student in Greenwich, CT. She and some friends had gone out for a night of mischief the day before Halloween in 1975. Soon after, Marthas body was discovered after not returning home that evening.  It would take decades before any charges were brought up on the case. 

    Episode 181.Halloween Trio

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 50:43


    Brii discusses 3 cases that all took place on or around Halloween.  Have a safe and fun Halloween! 

    Case 180. A Dingo Took My Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 46:10


    Lindy Chamberlain uttered these words when the unimaginable occurred while camping.  She claimed that her 9 month old baby Azaria, had been taken by a wild animal.  This entire ordeal would capture Australia and the world.    

    Case 179. Power Ranger and JFK

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 45:33


    These two icons would have likely never crossed paths, but in this case both names came up.   The Hawks were getting ready to sell their yacht and spend most of their time with their new grandchild.   Unfortunately the sale did not go as planned. 

    Case 178. Sandra Cantu

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 46:48


    Sandra Cantu was only 8 years old when she went missing less than a block from home.  Ultimately the least likely suspect was found to have done the unforgivable.    video available for patreons  patreon.com/strangerdangerpodcast 

    Episode 177. Wilma Plaster conclusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 33:41


    Wilma Plaster was learning to live without her husband of more than 40 years by her side. She was making friends and after some time started dating.   Being a mother of 4 and a grandmother , it was out of character for her to not return a call so it raised alarms for her children.   

    Episode 176. Wilma Plaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 40:33


    Wilma Plaster was learning to live without her husband of more than 40 years by her side. She was making friends and after some time started dating.   Being a mother of 4 and a grandmother , it was out of character for her to not return a call so it raised alarms for her children.  This is part 1 of 2.  Part 2 will be out for Patreon on Wednesday the 27th. 

    Ep. 174 Survive and Thrive

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 49:45


    Midsi Sanchez was going to celebrate her 8th birthday after school, instead she ended up fighting for her life. She lived to talk about it and that is now her mission, helping others be aware of dangers and how to react if the unimaginable were to happen to them.    Check us out on Patreon for zoom recording of this episode that includes pictures.  patreon.com/strangerdangerpodcast

    Episode 174. Catfish Murder (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 41:16


    The conclusion of the murder of Ryan Sullivan. Find out who betrayed him and how it was all carried out.

    Episode 173. Catfish Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 37:23


    Ryan Sullivan fell in love with a girl named Melissa he met online while he was deployed, when he got back home he met Kathy who had been pretending to be Melissa. That was the first of many twists in this case.   Part 1 of 2.  Don't want to wait a week for part 2? Join us at Patreon for part 2.  Check out the video with pictures on patreon.com/strangerdangerpodcast   

    Episode 172. Ivan in the tent

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 51:46


    Ivan Cales was a resident of New Mexico, but not in a conventional city or town. He had pitched a tent on his friend Johnny's land. Johnny had a that he once shared with Vern and Roxanne Houston, that is until Roxanne went missing in 2014.   Roxanne practiced Wicca and believed if she ever were to be killed it would be because of her beliefs.   Check out the video for this episode on Patreon.com/strangerdangerpodcast

    Episode 171. Lake Mead

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023


    Lake Mead hides a lot of secrets. Due to recent droughts some of those secrets started coming to light and revealing some of its history.     To watch the video recording join us on patreon.   

    Episode 170. Operation Rebound

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 42:07


    Lorenzen Wright had a very successful career in athletics and was recently retired when he was starting to figure his next chapter when his life was ended by someone he least expected.   This was a Patreon suggested case , thanks Monica ! :)   To see the recording of this case, join us over at Patreon.  patreon.com/strangerdangerpodcast

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